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Scenario: Members of the HR user group at CCH need access to desktops running Windows 8. The desktops provided to HR users must be in a separate device collection named HR. As part of a pilot, a…

Answer: Creating a Device Collection To create a new device collection: 1. In the console, right-click on the Device Collections folder where the new collection will exist, then select the Create device collection menu option.The Device Collection Properties dialog appears. 2…

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Scenario: Members of the HR user group at CCH need access to desktops running Windows 8. The desktops provided to HR users must be in a separate device collection named HR. As part of a pilot, a Citrix Administrator must use the Provisioning Services Console to create the device collection and initially four target devices with plans to add 28 more. The target devices named WIN801T, WIN802, WIN803 and WIN804 should be assigned the CCH. Win8 vDisk and those devices should be assigned to the HR OU. XenDesktop is NOT being used for the HR team at the moment. The hypervisor information for the environment is:
  • XenServer IP Address: 192.168.10.5
  • Username: root
  • Password: Password 1
Tasks:
  1. Create a device collection named HR.
  2. Create four target devices named Win801, Win802, Win803 and Win804, and add the target devices to the HR device collection.
  3. Ensure the target devices are configured to meet the requirements outlined in the scenario.

Explanation

Answer: Creating a Device Collection To create a new device collection:

  1. In the console, right-click on the Device Collections folder where the new collection will exist, then select the Create device collection menu option.The Device Collection Properties dialog appears.
  2. In the General tab, type a name for this new device collection in the Name text box, and a description of this collection in the Description text box, then click the Security tab.
  3. Under the Device Administrators list, click Add. The Add Security Group dialog appears.
  4. To assign a group with the Device Administrator role, type or select the appropriate domain and group name in the text box, then click OK.
  5. Optionally, repeat steps 2 and 3 to continue assigning groups as device administrators.
  6. Under the Device Operator list, click Add. The Add Security Group dialog appears.
  7. To assign a group with the Device Operator role, type or select the appropriate domain and group name in the text box, then click OK.
  8. Optionally, repeat steps 2 and 3 to continue assigning groups as device operators.
  9. Click OK to close the dialog box.

Run the wizard The wizard is run directly from the Provisioning Services Console or from a remote console. Before running the wizard, be sure that all prerequisites are met. See the installation requirements content Requirements

  1. Right-click on any Site icon in the Console tree panel, then select the XenDesktop Setup Wizard... menu option.The XenDesktop Setup Wizard appears.
  2. Click Next to begin setup.
  3. On the XenDesktop Host page, enter the location of the XenDesktop Host address to connect to and to configure. The most recently used XenDesktop Controller (name or IP) is cached in the registry of the local machine running this instance of the Console.
  4. Select a XenDesktop host. If you choose a cluster, machines are evenly distributed across the hosts cluster.

Note: XenServer 5.5 Update 2 virtualization settings do not display. These setting are added in XenDesktop as host connections using the Manually create VMs option. As a result, you cannot specify a network or storage location for them, therefore it is not listed in the XenDesktop Setup Wizard. 5. Supply the host credentials (Username and Password).

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#Provisioning Services#device collection#target devices#vDisk assignment

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